Political cartoons for October 30

Thursday's political cartoons include missing SNAP benefits, working without pay, and Graham Platner's terrible tattoo

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This cartoon takes place outside a house on Halloween. An elderly woman greets a group of children trick-or-treating and says, “OK, who needs SNAP benefits?”

(Image credit: John Darkow / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This editorial cartoon is titled “Shutdown Day 30: Take your child to work day because working without pay meant firing the babysitter.” It depicts an air traffic control tower where three adults work to land planes while their kids stand nearby.

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

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